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As his silent Louis Armstrong movie premieres in London, director Dan Pritzker reveals he has another treat for jazz fans<p>Billionaire Dan Pritzker premieres his charming silent jazz movie <em>Louis</em> tonight at the Barbican, with live orchestral accompaniment, as part of the London jazz festival. Complete with a score by Wynton Marsalis (incorporating Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Louis Gottschalk), it's a fictional story of the young Louis Armstrong growing up in New Orleans in 1907. It comes just as the French film <em>The Artist</em> is blazing a new trail for silent movies, rapidly becoming a favourite for the forthcoming awards season. &quot;We shot ours two years before them,&quot; says Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune. &quot;I don't know if it was a bigger risk making it silent or making it with jazz as the soundtrack. People thought I was insane – but Wynton Marsalis got the whole idea straight off.&quot; Also on board was Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, whose monochrome work on <em>Louis</em> is gorgeous. However, I discovered that the 68 minutes of <em>Louis</em> are only a taster: professional musician Pritzker, a first-time film director, also shot a film called <em>Bolden</em> at the same time, again collaborating with Marsalis and Zsigmond. The film, about Buddy Bolden, a key figure in pioneering the ragtime sound, is feature length, with dialogue. It stars Anthony Mackie, so excellent in <em>The Hurt Locker</em>, as Bolden and should be completed by the end of 2012.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/13/trailer-trash-louis-kaya-scodelario">Continue reading...</a>JazzEmily BrontëLars von TrierSkinsMusicFilmCultureLouis ArmstrongSun, 13 Nov 2011 00:06:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/13/trailer-trash-louis-kaya-scodelarioFranco Origlia/Getty ImagesAnthony Mackie, excellent in The Hurt Locker, is to play ragtime pioneer Buddy Bolden in a forthcoming biopic. Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesFranco Origlia/Getty ImagesAnthony Mackie, excellent in The Hurt Locker, is to play ragtime pioneer Buddy Bolden in a forthcoming biopic. Photograph: Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesJason Solomons2011-11-13T00:06:17Z